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Christopher Famous, JP, MP

Christopher Famous, JP, MP

2498
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5 Mar 2021 House of Assembly
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Yes, your cousin.
5 Mar 2021 House of Assembly
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Mr. Deputy Speaker, normally I hear people say, I wasn’t planning on speaking, but . . . [Laughter]
5 Mar 2021 House of Assembly
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So tonight, I am going to add to that cadre and say I wasn’t planning on speaking but when I heard MP Jarion Richardson and MP Scott Pearman speak I was inspired to be like Cousin Wayne Furbert. Mr. Deputy Speaker, one of the advantages of having this virtual Parliament where you can see peo-ple’s faces and all of that, …
19 Feb 2021 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker.
19 Feb 2021 House of Assembly
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Yes. Good morning, Mr. Speaker. Happy N ew Year.
19 Feb 2021 House of Assembly
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Yes. I want to share in the condolences to Sister LaVerne Furbert. During the four years we were in Opposition she helped to —she was instrumental in teaching many of us the proper way to protest. And as we can see, our protests were effective. I want to give condolences to some Devonshire people, Mr. Speaker. Mr. John Ming of …
19 Feb 2021 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker.
19 Feb 2021 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker.
19 Feb 2021 House of Assembly
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The Honourable Member from constituency [22] talks about legalisation of mar ijuana. We are still a colony of his ancestor’s count ry, so we cannot legalise it. Thank you.
19 Feb 2021 House of Assembly
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I yield to the other person, Mr. Speaker. 448 19 February 2021 Official Hansard Report Bermuda House of Assembly The Speaker: I cannot see . . . [INAUDIBLE] are you the other person? Hon. E. David Burt: I think it is MP Cannonier, Mr. Speaker.
19 Feb 2021 House of Assembly
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I will yield, Mr. Speaker.
19 Feb 2021 House of Assembly
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Mr. Speaker.
19 Feb 2021 House of Assembly
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Yes. Actually, I am from the western side of the House of Assembly today so you should be able to hear everything—
19 Feb 2021 House of Assembly
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Looks like you have a li ttle—
19 Feb 2021 House of Assembly
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— something looks different about your face, Mr. Speaker.
19 Feb 2021 House of Assembly
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Good day, Mr. Speaker, and good day to the listening public of Bermuda. I think of all the Bills that we passed, or are about to pass, this is one of the Bills that has the most attention of the people of Bermuda. Let me start by thanking the Attorney General and her team and all of those who have …
19 Feb 2021 House of Assembly
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The Royal Gazette today had an interview with our latest Governor, our first Black Governor and our first female Governor. Let me quote, Mr. Speaker: “ One corridor at Government House serves as a ‘powerful ’ reminder that her bac kground appeared different to the people who served there before her. ” And I quote, Mr. Speaker, this is from …
19 Feb 2021 House of Assembly
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I quote, Mr. Speaker. “ The United Kingdom will decline to approve a [9] -monthold bill to open commercial opportunities involving medical cannabis in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) . . . .” Let me read that again. “The United Kingdom will decline to approve a [9] -month- old bill to open commercial op portunities involv ing medical cannabis in …
19 Feb 2021 House of Assembly
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Point of order, Mr. Speaker. Hon. N. H. Cole Simons: Point of order? Shall I continue, Mr. Speaker? I heard a point of order.
19 Feb 2021 House of Assembly
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11 words
Yes, Mr. Speaker. Hon. N. H. Cole Simons: I heard it.